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Alberto Costa vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Alberto Costa and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,713 shared comparable votes.

1,685 same votes 28 different votes 1,713 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
88 Aye 143 No
Tax 100% aligned 231 shared votes
88 Aye 143 No
94 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 42 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Trade 93% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
75 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 193 shared votes
70 Aye 123 No
21 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 35 No
Transport 99% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
82 Aye 89 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 171 shared votes
81 Aye 90 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.8%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
1,953
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,924
2,417 eligible divisions
925
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.4% of votes cast
1,028
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,012
52.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

23
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
130
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
24
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
228
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£291,572
29% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
30
7 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
Aye rebel
Aye
Environment Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 20 Oct 2021
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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